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[Q] S4 i9505 Low sound volume on headphones

Hello guys, I just want to ask if it is normal for i9505 s4 to have low volume sound on using headphones even on full volume?
I tried the same headphones on an itouch and it is much louder on full volume and when i tried it on s4, the volume is just half as the itouch volume even on full.
Thanks.

I too have an iPod Touch and at full volume it can be slightly louder than the S4 but I don't listen to my music at full volume so it doesn't bother me. If you're still running the stock ROM, you can try using Adapt Sound. Works only with the stock music player though.
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With my IEMs I find it loud enough. As mentioned if you use the stock music player run adapt sound it increases the volume.
Otherwise you can install a kernel like Faux kernel and he has implemented sound control you can increase the gain and boost volume even louder if you wish.
Or you can install Viper4Android and boost volume on that too.
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Thanks for the reply guys. I just got my s4 and I'm currently afraid of flashing stuff and etc..
Will flashing a new kernel/rom trigger my knox status? it currently have 0x0.

Any app/fix for better camera and higher-volume music?

Two things that annoy me with the N4 are
1) the camera, how long it takes to focus and snaps pictures that are blurry because of very minor shaking.
2) The native output-volume of music - both on headphones or using AUX cable in a car - the volume is very low.
So, any Camera app that fixes the stated focus problem? Any music player that produces higher-output volume?

The first one is better if you put it in Action mode or at least without HDR. And the second is just the hardware.
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Volume can be improved with apps like poweamp which has a built in pre amp. (No root needed) also volume+ root and no root.
I believe there is also a build prop tweak that can also improve volume but I haven't tried obviously root needed. Hope this helps.
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Theres a sound mod called ViPER4Android too, check it out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48176162#post48176162

OnlySkills said:
2) The native output-volume of music - both on headphones or using AUX cable in a car - the volume is very low.
Any music player that produces higher-output volume?
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Franco Kernel also boosts speaker and headphones. I boosted headphones by 8 for noisy places like flights.

Any way to boost the volume?

Franco kernel for the nexus 4 comes with volume increase but not for nexus 7 anyone know of another way to achieve increased volume?
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FWIW, without root you can use mxplayer for movies ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad ).
In the app, under settings > audio > volume boost, it will let you go 200%, which is nice to have the option. Just be careful because it is possible to damage your speakers. When I use it, I generally only go no more than about 150% to 175% because that's all I need at times and I don't want to overdrive the speakers. The app volume goes by 1 to 15 without boosting, with boosting it is 1 to 30.
Otherwise, I do a partial boost with mxplayer when using my bluetooth speakers (soundfreaq soundkick) and it makes a nice "mini-theater".
Hope that helps.

From experience, the ultimate combo is MX Player + Viper4Android.

How can i kill lg DSP active loudness limiter?

Just set up my newer lg g2, stock rooted kitkat, and i noticed that when i play audio, the phone's dsp settings actively limit the max volume (probably to avoid distortion in the built in speakers making their product seem higher quality), but it sounds like crap when i play audio. For instance, whenever there is huge base, the total volume level gets cut momentarily, sounds like cheap factory car radio when you are trying to jam. Tried on bluetooth as well, and that's when i blew my top after realizing their dsp settings suck for high end audio listeners no matter how you connect to the phone. Tried a couple EQ apps, and anytime that i up a frequency, the max volume drops; the effects of crappy active limiter.
Anyhow, how does one disable/bypass/delete lg dsp active limits?
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Music volume mod?

My 6P is not rooted and wont be anytime soon. Looking for a way to increase the over all music volume. Seems like the last 3 "notches" of volume doesn't increase at all. Almost like it gets to a certain point and even though I'm increasing the volume it does nothing. Is there a way to get the overall music volume to be increased. Could it be the headphones I'm using? Or the music players? I tried Google music for a while but it's so data and memory heavy I switched to Sony music, which I love, has a built in album art finder and equalizer without root. Seems like the volume is the same on both players.

I doubt what you're asking is possible without root as the files that would need to be edited are system files. To my knowledge, you'd need root. Any sound mod is going to require root & a custom recovery to flash. There may be methods I'm not aware of, but 0 that I've seen over the last 6 years.

There's a way to eliminate absolute volume in Bluetooth in the hidden developer options but I doubt that will help unless you are using Bluetooth headphones. There's also a Volume Booster app in the Play Store that I have no personal experience with but it gets some good reviews. Have you gone into settings / sound on your phone and checked what the level is set at for media volume? It's likely not set at the maximum possible level unless you changed it yourself.